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Chapter 290

CHAPTER 290--S.F.No. 1143

An act

relating to state government; classifying and authorizing sharing of data; making technical and clarifying changes to data practices and open meeting law provisions; imposing a limitation on state dependent audits; repealing certain data practices provisions; adding cross-references to open meeting law provisions codified elsewhere;

Sec. 4.

Subd. 9.

Nonpublic data.

"Nonpublic data" deleted text beginmeansdeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end data not on individuals deleted text beginthat isdeleted text end made by statute or federal law applicable to the data: (a) not accessible to the public; and (b) accessible to the subject, if any, of the data.

Sec. 6.

Subd. 13.

Protected nonpublic data.

"Protected nonpublic data" deleted text beginmeansdeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end data not on individuals deleted text beginwhich isdeleted text end made by statute or federal law applicable to the data (a) not public and (b) not accessible to the subject of the data.

Sec. 9.

Subd. 16.

Responsible authority.

new text begin(a) new text end"Responsible authority" in a state agency or statewide system means the state official designated by law or by the commissioner as the individual responsible for the collection, use and dissemination of any set of data on individuals, government data, or summary data.

new text begin(b)new text end "Responsible authority" in any political subdivision means the individual designated by the governing body of that political subdivision as the individual responsible for the collection, use, and dissemination of any set of data on individuals, government data, or summary data, unless otherwise provided by state law.new text begin Until an individual is designated by the political subdivision's governing body, the responsible authority is:new text end

new text begin(1) for counties, the county coordinator or administrator. If the county does not employ a coordinator or administrator, the responsible authority is the county auditor;new text end

new text begin(2) for statutory or home rule charter cities, the elected or appointed city clerk. If the home rule charter does not provide for an office of city clerk, the responsible authority is the chief clerical officer for filing and record keeping purposes;new text end

new text begin(3) for school districts, the superintendent; andnew text end

new text begin(4) for all other political subdivisions, the chief clerical officer for filing and record keeping purposes.new text end

Sec. 10.

new text begin[13.025] GOVERNMENT ENTITY OBLIGATION.new text end

new text beginSubdivision 1.new text end

new text beginData inventory.new text end

new text beginThe responsible authority shall prepare an inventory containing the authority's name, title, address, and a description of each category of record, file, or process relating to private or confidential data on individuals maintained by the authority's government entity. Forms used to collect private and confidential data may be included in the inventory. The responsible authority shall update the inventory annually and make any changes necessary to maintain the accuracy of the inventory. The inventory must be available from the responsible authority to the public according to the provisions of sections 13.03 and 15.17. The commissioner may require responsible authorities to submit copies of the inventory and may request additional information relevant to data collection practices, policies, and procedures.new text end

new text beginSubd. 2.new text end

new text beginPublic data access policy.new text end

new text beginThe responsible authority shall prepare a written data access policy and update it no later than August 1 of each year, and at any other time as necessary to reflect changes in personnel, procedures, or other circumstances that impact the public's ability to access data.new text end

new text beginSubd. 3.new text end

new text beginData subject rights and access policy.new text end

new text beginThe responsible authority shall prepare a written policy of the rights of data subjects under section 13.04 and the specific procedures used by the government entity for access by the data subject to public or private data on individuals. The written policy must be updated no later than August 1 of each year, and at any other time as necessary to reflect changes in personnel, procedures, or other circumstances that impact the public's ability to access data.new text end

new text beginSubd. 4.new text end

new text beginAvailability.new text end

new text beginThe responsible authority shall make copies of the policies required under subdivisions 2 and 3 easily available to the public by distributing free copies to the public or by posting the policies in a conspicuous place within the government entity that is easily accessible to the public or by posting it on the government entity's Web site.new text end

Sec. 11.

Subd. 2.

Procedures.

(a) The responsible authority in every government entity shall establish procedures, consistent with this chapter, to insure that requests for government data are received and complied with in an appropriate and prompt manner.

deleted text begin(b) The responsible authority shall prepare public access procedures in written form and update them no later than August 1 of each year as necessary to reflect any changes in personnel or circumstances that might affect public access to government data. The responsible authority shall make copies of the written public access procedures easily available to the public by distributing free copies of the procedures to the public or by posting a copy of the procedures in a conspicuous place within the government entity that is easily accessible to the public.deleted text end

deleted text begin(c)deleted text endnew text begin (b)new text end Full convenience and comprehensive accessibility shall be allowed to researchers including historians, genealogists and other scholars to carry out extensive research and complete copying of all records containing government data except as otherwise expressly provided by law.

A responsible authority may designate one or more designees.

Sec. 12.

Subd. 4.

Change in classification of data; effect of dissemination among agencies.

(a) The classification of new text begina government entity's new text enddata deleted text beginin the possession of an entitydeleted text end shall change if it is required to do so to comply with either judicial or administrative rules pertaining to the conduct of legal actions or with a specific statute applicable to the data in the possession of the disseminating or receiving entity.

(b) If data on individuals deleted text beginisdeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end classified as both private and confidential by this chapter, or any other statute or federal law, the data deleted text beginisdeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end private.

(d) If a government entity disseminates data to another government entity, a classification provided for by law deleted text beginin the hands ofdeleted text endnew text begin atnew text end the entity receiving the data does not affect the classification of the data deleted text beginin the hands ofdeleted text endnew text begin atnew text end the entity that disseminates the data.

(e) To the extent that judicial branch data deleted text beginisdeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end disseminated to government entities by the judicial branch, the data disseminated shall have the same level of accessibility deleted text beginin the hands of the agencydeleted text endnew text begin at the government entitynew text end receiving deleted text beginitdeleted text endnew text begin themnew text end as deleted text beginitdeleted text endnew text begin theynew text end had deleted text beginin the hands ofdeleted text endnew text begin atnew text end the judicial branch entity providing deleted text beginitdeleted text endnew text begin them. If the data have a specific classification in state statute or federal law, the government entity must maintain the data according to the specific classificationnew text end.

Sec. 13.

Subd. 2.

Effect.

Opinions issued by the commissioner under this section are not binding on the government entity or members of a body subject to chapter 13D whose data or performance of duties is the subject of the opinion, but an opinion described in subdivision 1, paragraph (a), must be given deference by a court or other tribunal in a proceeding involving the data. The commissioner shall arrange for public dissemination of opinions issued under this sectionnew text begin, and shall indicate when the principles stated in an opinion are not intended to provide guidance to all similarly situated persons or government entitiesnew text end. This section does not preclude a person from bringing any other action under this chapter or other law in addition to or instead of requesting a written opinion. A government entity, members of a body subject to chapter 13D, or person that acts in conformity with a written opinion of the commissioner issued to the government entity, members, or person or to another party is not liable for compensatory or exemplary damages or awards of attorneys fees in actions for violations arising under section 13.08 or 13.085, or for a penalty under section 13.09 or for fines, awards of attorney fees, or any other penalty under chapter 13D. A member of a body subject to chapter 13D is not subject to forfeiture of office if the member was acting in reliance on an opinion.

(c) "Representative of the decedent" deleted text beginmeansdeleted text endnew text begin isnew text end the personal representative of the estate of the decedent during the period of administration, or if no personal representative has been appointed or after dischargenew text begin of the personal representativenew text end, the surviving spouse, any child of the decedent, or, if there is no surviving spouse or children, the parents of the decedent.

Sec. 16.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given them.

(a) "Security information" means government data the disclosure of which new text beginthe responsible authority determines new text endwould be likely to substantially jeopardize the security of information, possessions, individuals or property against theft, tampering, improper use, attempted escape, illegal disclosure, trespass, or physical injury. "Security information" includes crime prevention block maps and lists of volunteers who participate in community crime prevention programs and their home addresses and telephone numbers.

(b) "Trade secret information" means government data, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique or process (1) that was supplied by the affected individual or organization, (2) that is the subject of efforts by the individual or organization that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy, and (3) that derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use.

(c) "Labor relations information" means management positions on economic and noneconomic items that have not been presented during the collective bargaining process or interest arbitration, including information specifically collected or created to prepare the management position.

(d) "Parking space leasing data" means the following government data on an applicant for, or lessee of, a parking space: residence address, home telephone number, beginning and ending work hours, place of employment, work telephone number, and location of the parking space.

Sec. 17.

Subd. 2.

Classification.

new text begin(a) new text endThe following government data is classified as nonpublic data with regard to data not on individuals, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 9, and as private data with regard to data on individuals, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12: Security information; trade secret information; sealed absentee ballots prior to opening by an election judge; sealed bids, including the number of bids received, prior to the opening of the bids; parking space leasing data; and labor relations information, provided that specific labor relations information which relates to a specific labor organization is classified as protected nonpublic data pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 13.

new text begin(b) If a government entity denies a data request based on a determination that the data are security information, upon request, the government entity must provide a short description explaining the necessity for the classification.new text end

Sec. 18.

Subdivision 1.

Health data generally.

(a) Definitions. As used in this subdivision:

(1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.

(2) "Health data" deleted text beginmeansdeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end data on individuals created, collected, received, or maintained by the Department of Health, political subdivisions, or statewide systems relating to the identification, description, prevention, and control of disease or as part of an epidemiologic investigation the commissioner designates as necessary to analyze, describe, or protect the public health.

(b) Data on individuals. (1) Health data are private data on individuals. Notwithstanding section 13.05, subdivision 9, health data may not be disclosed except as provided in this subdivision and section 13.04.

(2) The commissioner or a local board of health as defined in section 145A.02, subdivision 2, may disclose health data to the data subject's physician as necessary to locate or identify a case, carrier, or suspect case, to establish a diagnosis, to provide treatment, to identify persons at risk of illness, or to conduct an epidemiologic investigation.

(3) With the approval of the commissioner, health data may be disclosed to the extent necessary to assist the commissioner to locate or identify a case, carrier, or suspect case, to alert persons who may be threatened by illness as evidenced by epidemiologic data, to control or prevent the spread of serious disease, or to diminish an imminent threat to the public health.

Sec. 19.

Subdivision 1.

Definition.

As used in this section:

(a) "Directory information" means name of the patient, date admitted, and general condition.

(b) "Medical data" deleted text beginmeansdeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end data collected because an individual was or is a patient or client of a hospital, nursing home, medical center, clinic, health or nursing agency operated by a government entity including business and financial records, data provided by private health care facilities, and data provided by or about relatives of the individual.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.39, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text beginSubd. 4.new text end

new text beginExclusion.new text end

new text beginThis section does not apply when the sole issue or dispute is a government entity's timeliness in responding to a data request.new text end

Sec. 21.

Subdivision 1.

Definition.

As used in this section, "personnel data" means government data on individuals maintained because the individual is or was an employee of or an applicant for employment by, performs services on a voluntary basis for, or acts as an independent contractor with a government entity. deleted text beginPersonnel data includes data submitted by an employee to a government entity as part of an organized self-evaluation effort by the government entity to request suggestions from all employees on ways to cut costs, make government more efficient, or improve the operation of government. An employee who is identified in a suggestion shall have access to all data in the suggestion except the identity of the employee making the suggestion.deleted text end

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.43, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text beginSubd. 7a.new text end

new text beginEmployee suggestion data.new text end

new text beginPersonnel data includes data submitted by an employee to a government entity as part of an organized self-evaluation effort by the government entity to request suggestions from all employees on ways to cut costs, make government more efficient, or improve the operation of government. An employee who is identified in a suggestion shall have access to all data in the suggestion except the identity of the employee making the suggestion.new text end

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.43, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text beginSubd. 19.new text end

new text beginEmployee of contractor or subcontractor.new text end

new text beginThe following data maintained as a result of a contractual relationship entered on or after August 1, 2012, between a government entity and a contractor or subcontractor are private: the personal telephone number, home address, and e-mail address of a current or former employee of the contractor or subcontractor. A government entity maintaining data under this subdivision must share the data with another government entity to perform a function authorized by law. The data must be disclosed to a government entity or any person for prevailing wage purposes.new text end

Sec. 24.

Subd. 3.

Real property; appraisal data.

(a) Confidential or protected nonpublic data. Estimated or appraised values of individual parcels of real property that are made by personnel of a government entity or by independent appraisers acting for a government entity for the purpose of selling or acquiring land through purchase or condemnation are classified as confidential data on individuals or protected nonpublic data.

(b) Private or nonpublic data. Appraised values of individual parcels of real property that are made by appraisers working for fee owners or contract purchasers who have received an offer to purchase their property from a government entity are classified as private data on individuals or nonpublic data.

(c) Public data. The data made confidential or protected nonpublic under paragraph (a) or made private or nonpublic under paragraph (b) become public upon the occurrence of any of the following:

(1) the data are submitted to a court-appointed condemnation commissioner;

(2) the data are presented in court in condemnation proceedings; or

(3) the negotiating parties enter into an agreement for the purchase and sale of the property.

new text beginThe data made confidential or protected nonpublic under paragraph (a) also become public at the discretion of the government entity, determined by majority vote of the entity's governing body, or, in the case of a state agency, as determined by the commissioner of the agency.new text end

new text beginEFFECTIVE DATE.new text end

new text beginThis section is effective the day following final enactment.new text end

Sec. 25.

Subd. 2.

General.

(a) deleted text beginUnless the data is summary data or a statute specifically provides a different classification,deleted text end Data on individuals collected, maintained, used, or disseminated by the welfare system deleted text beginisdeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end private data on individuals, and shall not be disclosed except:

(3) according to a statute specifically authorizing access to the private data;

(4) to an agent of the welfare system, including a law enforcement person, attorney, or investigator acting for it in the investigation or prosecution of a criminal or civil proceeding relating to the administration of a program;

(5) to personnel of the welfare system who require the data to verify an individual's identity; determine eligibility, amount of assistance, and the need to provide services to an individual or family across programs; evaluate the effectiveness of programs; assess parental contribution amounts; and investigate suspected fraud;

(6) to administer federal funds or programs;

(7) between personnel of the welfare system working in the same program;

(8) to the Department of Revenue to assess parental contribution amounts for purposes of section 252.27, subdivision 2a, administer and evaluate tax refund or tax credit programs and to identify individuals who may benefit from these programs. The following information may be disclosed under this paragraph: an individual's and their dependent's names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, income, addresses, and other data as required, upon request by the Department of Revenue. Disclosures by the commissioner of revenue to the commissioner of human services for the purposes described in this clause are governed by section 270B.14, subdivision 1. Tax refund or tax credit programs include, but are not limited to, the dependent care credit under section 290.067, the Minnesota working family credit under section 290.0671, the property tax refund and rental credit under section 290A.04, and the Minnesota education credit under section 290.0674;

(9) between the Department of Human Services, the Department of Employment and Economic Development, and when applicable, the Department of Education, for the following purposes:

(i) to monitor the eligibility of the data subject for unemployment benefits, for any employment or training program administered, supervised, or certified by that agency;

(ii) to administer any rehabilitation program or child care assistance program, whether alone or in conjunction with the welfare system;

(iii) to monitor and evaluate the Minnesota family investment program or the child care assistance program by exchanging data on recipients and former recipients of food support, cash assistance under chapter 256, 256D, 256J, or 256K, child care assistance under chapter 119B, or medical programs under chapter 256B, 256D, or 256L; and

(iv) to analyze public assistance employment services and program utilization, cost, effectiveness, and outcomes as implemented under the authority established in Title II, Sections 201-204 of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999. Health records governed by sections 144.291 to 144.298 and "protected health information" as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, section 160.103, and governed by Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, parts 160-164, including health care claims utilization information, must not be exchanged under this clause;

(10) to appropriate parties in connection with an emergency if knowledge of the information is necessary to protect the health or safety of the individual or other individuals or persons;

(11) data maintained by residential programs as defined in section 245A.02 may be disclosed to the protection and advocacy system established in this state according to Part C of Public Law 98-527 to protect the legal and human rights of persons with developmental disabilities or other related conditions who live in residential facilities for these persons if the protection and advocacy system receives a complaint by or on behalf of that person and the person does not have a legal guardian or the state or a designee of the state is the legal guardian of the person;

(12) to the county medical examiner or the county coroner for identifying or locating relatives or friends of a deceased person;

(13) data on a child support obligor who makes payments to the public agency may be disclosed to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education to the extent necessary to determine eligibility under section 136A.121, subdivision 2, clause (5);

(14) participant Social Security numbers and names collected by the telephone assistance program may be disclosed to the Department of Revenue to conduct an electronic data match with the property tax refund database to determine eligibility under section 237.70, subdivision 4a;

(15) the current address of a Minnesota family investment program participant may be disclosed to law enforcement officers who provide the name of the participant and notify the agency that:

(i) the participant:

(A) is a fugitive felon fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or confinement after conviction, for a crime or attempt to commit a crime that is a felony under the laws of the jurisdiction from which the individual is fleeing; or

(B) is violating a condition of probation or parole imposed under state or federal law;

(ii) the location or apprehension of the felon is within the law enforcement officer's official duties; and

(iii) the request is made in writing and in the proper exercise of those duties;

(16) the current address of a recipient of general assistance or general assistance medical care may be disclosed to probation officers and corrections agents who are supervising the recipient and to law enforcement officers who are investigating the recipient in connection with a felony level offense;

(17) information obtained from food support applicant or recipient households may be disclosed to local, state, or federal law enforcement officials, upon their written request, for the purpose of investigating an alleged violation of the Food Stamp Act, according to Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 272.1 (c);

(18) the address, Social Security number, and, if available, photograph of any member of a household receiving food support shall be made available, on request, to a local, state, or federal law enforcement officer if the officer furnishes the agency with the name of the member and notifies the agency that:

(i) the member:

(A) is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or confinement after conviction, for a crime or attempt to commit a crime that is a felony in the jurisdiction the member is fleeing;

(B) is violating a condition of probation or parole imposed under state or federal law; or

(C) has information that is necessary for the officer to conduct an official duty related to conduct described in subitem (A) or (B);

(ii) locating or apprehending the member is within the officer's official duties; and

(iii) the request is made in writing and in the proper exercise of the officer's official duty;

(19) the current address of a recipient of Minnesota family investment program, general assistance, general assistance medical care, or food support may be disclosed to law enforcement officers who, in writing, provide the name of the recipient and notify the agency that the recipient is a person required to register under section 243.166, but is not residing at the address at which the recipient is registered under section 243.166;

(20) certain information regarding child support obligors who are in arrears may be made public according to section 518A.74;

(21) data on child support payments made by a child support obligor and data on the distribution of those payments excluding identifying information on obligees may be disclosed to all obligees to whom the obligor owes support, and data on the enforcement actions undertaken by the public authority, the status of those actions, and data on the income of the obligor or obligee may be disclosed to the other party;

(23) to the Department of Education for the purpose of matching Department of Education student data with public assistance data to determine students eligible for free and reduced-price meals, meal supplements, and free milk according to United States Code, title 42, sections 1758, 1761, 1766, 1766a, 1772, and 1773; to allocate federal and state funds that are distributed based on income of the student's family; and to verify receipt of energy assistance for the telephone assistance plan;

(24) the current address and telephone number of program recipients and emergency contacts may be released to the commissioner of health or a local board of health as defined in section 145A.02, subdivision 2, when the commissioner or local board of health has reason to believe that a program recipient is a disease case, carrier, suspect case, or at risk of illness, and the data are necessary to locate the person;

(25) to other state agencies, statewide systems, and political subdivisions of this state, including the attorney general, and agencies of other states, interstate information networks, federal agencies, and other entities as required by federal regulation or law for the administration of the child support enforcement program;

(26) to personnel of public assistance programs as defined in section 256.741, for access to the child support system database for the purpose of administration, including monitoring and evaluation of those public assistance programs;

(27) to monitor and evaluate the Minnesota family investment program by exchanging data between the Departments of Human Services and Education, on recipients and former recipients of food support, cash assistance under chapter 256, 256D, 256J, or 256K, child care assistance under chapter 119B, or medical programs under chapter 256B, 256D, or 256L;

(28) to evaluate child support program performance and to identify and prevent fraud in the child support program by exchanging data between the Department of Human Services, Department of Revenue under section 270B.14, subdivision 1, paragraphs (a) and (b), without regard to the limitation of use in paragraph (c), Department of Health, Department of Employment and Economic Development, and other state agencies as is reasonably necessary to perform these functions;

(29) counties operating child care assistance programs under chapter 119B may disseminate data on program participants, applicants, and providers to the commissioner of education; or

(30) child support data on the parents and the child may be disclosed to agencies administering programs under titles IV-B and IV-E of the Social Security Act, as provided by federal law. Data may be disclosed only to the extent necessary for the purpose of establishing parentage or for determining who has or may have parental rights with respect to a child, which could be related to permanency planning.

(b) Information on persons who have been treated for drug or alcohol abuse may only be disclosed according to the requirements of Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, sections 2.1 to 2.67.

(c) Data provided to law enforcement agencies under paragraph (a), clause (15), (16), (17), or (18), or paragraph (b), are investigative data and are confidential or protected nonpublic while the investigation is active. The data are private after the investigation becomes inactive under section 13.82, subdivision 5, paragraph (a) or (b).

Sec. 26.

Subd. 3.

Investigative data.

(a) Data on persons, including data on vendors of services, licensees, and applicants that is collected, maintained, used, or disseminated by the welfare system in an investigation, authorized by statute, and relating to the enforcement of rules or law deleted text beginisdeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end confidential data on individuals pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 3, or protected nonpublic data not on individuals pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 13, and shall not be disclosed except:

(3) to a party named in a civil or criminal proceeding, administrative or judicial, for preparation of defense; or

(4) to provide notices required or permitted by statute.

The data referred to in this subdivision shall be classified as public data upon deleted text beginitsdeleted text end submission to an administrative law judge or court in an administrative or judicial proceeding. Inactive welfare investigative data shall be treated as provided in section 13.39, subdivision 3.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision in law, the commissioner of human services shall provide all active and inactive investigative data, including the name of the reporter of alleged maltreatment under section 626.556 or 626.557, to the ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities upon the request of the ombudsman.

Sec. 27.

Subd. 4.

Licensing data.

(a) As used in this subdivision:

(1) "licensing data" deleted text beginmeansdeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end all data collected, maintained, used, or disseminated by the welfare system pertaining to persons licensed or registered or who apply for licensure or registration or who formerly were licensed or registered under the authority of the commissioner of human services;

(2) "client" means a person who is receiving services from a licensee or from an applicant for licensure; and

(b)(1)Except as provided in paragraph (c), the following data on applicants, license holders, and former licensees are public: name, address, telephone number of licensees, date of receipt of a completed application, dates of licensure, licensed capacity, type of client preferred, variances granted, record of training and education in child care and child development, type of dwelling, name and relationship of other family members, previous license history, class of license, the existence and status of complaints, and the number of serious injuries to or deaths of individuals in the licensed program as reported to the commissioner of human services, the local social services agency, or any other county welfare agency. For purposes of this clause, a serious injury is one that is treated by a physician.

When a correction order, an order to forfeit a fine, an order of license suspension, an order of temporary immediate suspension, an order of license revocation, an order of license denial, or an order of conditional license has been issued, or a complaint is resolved, the following data on current and former licensees and applicants are public: the substance and investigative findings of the licensing or maltreatment complaint, licensing violation, or substantiated maltreatment; the record of informal resolution of a licensing violation; orders of hearing; findings of fact; conclusions of law; specifications of the final correction order, fine, suspension, temporary immediate suspension, revocation, denial, or conditional license contained in the record of licensing action; whether a fine has been paid; and the status of any appeal of these actions. If a licensing sanction under section 245A.07, or a license denial under section 245A.05, is based on a determination that the license holder or applicant is responsible for maltreatment or is disqualified under chapter 245C, the identity of the license holder or applicant as the individual responsible for maltreatment or as the disqualified individual deleted text beginisdeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end public data at the time of the issuance of the licensing sanction or denial.

(2) Notwithstanding sections 626.556, subdivision 11, and 626.557, subdivision 12b, when any person subject to disqualification under section 245C.14 in connection with a license to provide family day care for children, child care center services, foster care for children in the provider's home, or foster care or day care services for adults in the provider's home is a substantiated perpetrator of maltreatment, and the substantiated maltreatment is a reason for a licensing action, the identity of the substantiated perpetrator of maltreatment is public data. For purposes of this clause, a person is a substantiated perpetrator if the maltreatment determination has been upheld under section 256.045; 626.556, subdivision 10i; 626.557, subdivision 9d; or chapter 14, or if an individual or facility has not timely exercised appeal rights under these sections, except as provided under clause (1).

(3) For applicants who withdraw their application prior to licensure or denial of a license, the following data are public: the name of the applicant, the city and county in which the applicant was seeking licensure, the dates of the commissioner's receipt of the initial application and completed application, the type of license sought, and the date of withdrawal of the application.

(4) For applicants who are denied a license, the following data are public: the name and address of the applicant, the city and county in which the applicant was seeking licensure, the dates of the commissioner's receipt of the initial application and completed application, the type of license sought, the date of denial of the application, the nature of the basis for the denial, the record of informal resolution of a denial, orders of hearings, findings of fact, conclusions of law, specifications of the final order of denial, and the status of any appeal of the denial.

(5) The following data on persons subject to disqualification under section 245C.14 in connection with a license to provide family day care for children, child care center services, foster care for children in the provider's home, or foster care or day care services for adults in the provider's home, are public: the nature of any disqualification set aside under section 245C.22, subdivisions 2 and 4, and the reasons for setting aside the disqualification; the nature of any disqualification for which a variance was granted under sections 245A.04, subdivision 9; and 245C.30, and the reasons for granting any variance under section 245A.04, subdivision 9; and, if applicable, the disclosure that any person subject to a background study under section 245C.03, subdivision 1, has successfully passed a background study. If a licensing sanction under section 245A.07, or a license denial under section 245A.05, is based on a determination that an individual subject to disqualification under chapter 245C is disqualified, the disqualification as a basis for the licensing sanction or denial is public data. As specified in clause (1), if the disqualified individual is the license holder or applicant, the identity of the license holder or applicant is public data. If the disqualified individual is an individual other than the license holder or applicant, the identity of the disqualified individual shall remain private data.

(6) When maltreatment is substantiated under section 626.556 or 626.557 and the victim and the substantiated perpetrator are affiliated with a program licensed under chapter 245A, the commissioner of human services, local social services agency, or county welfare agency may inform the license holder where the maltreatment occurred of the identity of the substantiated perpetrator and the victim.

(7) Notwithstanding clause (1), for child foster care, only the name of the license holder and the status of the license are public if the county attorney has requested that data otherwise classified as public data under clause (1) be considered private data based on the best interests of a child in placement in a licensed program.

(c) The following are private data on individuals under section 13.02, subdivision 12, or nonpublic data under section 13.02, subdivision 9: personal and personal financial data on family day care program and family foster care program applicants and licensees and their family members who provide services under the license.

(d) The following are private data on individuals: the identity of persons who have made reports concerning licensees or applicants that appear in inactive investigative data, and the records of clients or employees of the licensee or applicant for licensure whose records are received by the licensing agency for purposes of review or in anticipation of a contested matter. The names of reporters of complaints or alleged violations of licensing standards under chapters 245A, 245B, 245C, and applicable rules and alleged maltreatment under sections 626.556 and 626.557, are confidential data and may be disclosed only as provided in section 626.556, subdivision 11, or 626.557, subdivision 12b.

(e) Data classified as private, confidential, nonpublic, or protected nonpublic under this subdivision become public data if submitted to a court or administrative law judge as part of a disciplinary proceeding in which there is a public hearing concerning a license which has been suspended, immediately suspended, revoked, or denied.

(f) Data generated in the course of licensing investigations that relate to an alleged violation of law are investigative data under subdivision 3.

(h) Upon request, not public data collected, maintained, used, or disseminated under this subdivision that relate to or are derived from a report of substantiated maltreatment as defined in section 626.556 or 626.557 may be exchanged with the Department of Health for purposes of completing background studies pursuant to section 144.057 and with the Department of Corrections for purposes of completing background studies pursuant to section 241.021.

(i) Data on individuals collected according to licensing activities under chapters 245A and 245C, and data on individuals collected by the commissioner of human services according to maltreatment investigations under sections 626.556 and 626.557, may be shared with the Department of Human Rights, the Department of Health, the Department of Corrections, the ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities, and the individual's professional regulatory board when there is reason to believe that laws or standards under the jurisdiction of those agencies may have been violated. Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, the identity of a reporter of alleged maltreatment or licensing violations may not be disclosed.

(j) In addition to the notice of determinations required under section 626.556, subdivision 10f, if the commissioner or the local social services agency has determined that an individual is a substantiated perpetrator of maltreatment of a child based on sexual abuse, as defined in section 626.556, subdivision 2, and the commissioner or local social services agency knows that the individual is a person responsible for a child's care in another facility, the commissioner or local social services agency shall notify the head of that facility of this determination. The notification must include an explanation of the individual's available appeal rights and the status of any appeal. If a notice is given under this paragraph, the government entity making the notification shall provide a copy of the notice to the individual who is the subject of the notice.

(k) All not public data collected, maintained, used, or disseminated under this subdivision and subdivision 3 may be exchanged between the Department of Human Services, Licensing Division, and the Department of Corrections for purposes of regulating services for which the Department of Human Services and the Department of Corrections have regulatory authority.

Sec. 28.

Subd. 5.

Medical data; contracts.

Data relating to the medical, psychiatric, or mental health of any individual, including diagnosis, progress charts, treatment received, case histories, and opinions of health care providers, that deleted text beginis collected,deleted text endnew text begin arenew text end maintained, used, or disseminated by any agency to the welfare system is private data on individuals and will be available to the data subject, unless the private health care provider has clearly requested in writing that the data be withheld pursuant to sections 144.291 to 144.298. Data on individuals that is collected, maintained, used, or disseminated by a private health care provider under contract to any agency of the welfare system deleted text beginisdeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end private data on individuals, and deleted text beginisdeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end subject to the provisions of sections 13.02 to 13.07 and this section, except that the provisions of section 13.04, subdivision 3, shall not apply. Access to medical data referred to in this subdivision by the individual who is the subject of the data is subject to the provisions of sections 144.291 to 144.298. Access to information that is maintained by the public authority responsible for support enforcement and that is needed to enforce medical support is subject to the provisions of section 518A.41.

Sec. 30.

Subdivision 1.

Definition.

As used in this section, "benefit data" deleted text beginmeansdeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end data on individuals collected or created because an individual seeks information about becoming, is, or was an applicant for or a recipient of benefits or services provided under various housing, home ownership, rehabilitation and community action agency, Head Start, and food assistance programs administered by government entities. Benefit data does not include welfare data which shall be administered in accordance with section 13.46.

Sec. 31.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) "Employment and training data" deleted text beginmeansdeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end data on individuals collected, maintained, used, or disseminated because an individual applies for, is currently enrolled in, or has been enrolled in employment and training programs funded with federal, state, or local resources, including those provided under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, United States Code, title 29, section 2801.

(b) "Employment and training service provider" means an entity certified, or seeking to be certified, by the commissioner of employment and economic development to deliver employment and training services under section 116J.401, subdivision 2, or an organization that contracts with a certified entity or the Department of Employment and Economic Development to deliver employment and training services.

(c) "Provider of training services" means an organization or entity that provides training under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, United States Code, title 29, section 2801.

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.485, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text beginSubd. 5.new text end

new text beginCorporations created before May 31, 1997.new text end

new text beginGovernment data maintained by a corporation created by a political subdivision before May 31, 1997, are governed by section 465.719, subdivision 14.new text end

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.485, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text beginNorthern Technology Initiative, Inc.new text end

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.548, is amended to read:

13.548 SOCIAL RECREATIONAL DATA.

The following data collected and maintained by political subdivisions for the purpose of enrolling individuals in recreational and other social programs are deleted text beginclassified asdeleted text end privatedeleted text begin,deleted text enddeleted text beginpursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12deleted text end: the name, address, telephone number, any other data that deleted text beginidentifiesdeleted text endnew text begin identifynew text end the individual, and any data which describes the health or medical condition of the individual, family relationships and living arrangements of an individual or which are opinions as to the emotional makeup or behavior of an individual.

Sec. 35.

Subd. 2.

Confidential data.

The following data on individuals maintained by the housing agency are deleted text beginclassified asdeleted text end confidential datadeleted text begin, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 3deleted text end: correspondence between the agency and the agency's attorney containing data collected as part of an active investigation undertaken for the purpose of the commencement or defense of potential or actual litigation, including but not limited to: referrals to the Office of the Inspector General or other prosecuting agencies for possible prosecution for fraud; initiation of lease terminations and eviction actions; admission denial hearings concerning prospective tenants; commencement of actions against independent contractors of the agency; and tenant grievance hearings.

Sec. 36.

Subd. 3.

Protected nonpublic data.

The following data not on individuals maintained by the housing agency are deleted text beginclassified asdeleted text end protected nonpublic data, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 13: correspondence between the agency and the agency's attorney containing data collected as part of an active investigation undertaken for the purpose of the commencement or defense of potential or actual litigation, including but not limited to, referrals to the Office of the Inspector General or other prosecuting bodies or agencies for possible prosecution for fraud and commencement of actions against independent contractors of the agency.

Sec. 37.

Subd. 3.

Applicants for appointment.

(a) Data about applicants for appointment to a public body collected by a government entity as a result of the applicant's application for appointment to the public body are private data on individuals except that the following are public:

(1) name;

(2) city of residence, except when the appointment has a residency requirement that requires the entire address to be public;

(3) education and training;

(4) employment history;

(5) volunteer work;

(6) awards and honors;

(7) prior government service; deleted text beginanddeleted text end

(8) any data required to be provided or that deleted text beginisdeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end voluntarily provided in an application for appointment to a multimember agency pursuant to section 15.0597deleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin; andnew text end

new text begin(9) veteran status.new text end

(b) Once an individual is appointed to a public body, the following additional items of data are public:

(1) residential address; deleted text beginanddeleted text end

(2) either a telephone number or electronic mail address where the appointee can be reached, or both at the request of the appointeedeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin;new text end

new text begin(3) first and last dates of service on the public body;new text end

new text begin(4) the existence and status of any complaints or charges against an appointee; andnew text end

new text begin(5) upon completion of an investigation of a complaint or charge against an appointee, the final investigative report is public, unless access to the data would jeopardize an active investigation.new text end

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), any electronic mail address or telephone number provided by a public body for use by an appointee shall be public. An appointee may use an electronic mail address or telephone number provided by the public body as the designated electronic mail address or telephone number at which the appointee can be reached.

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.635, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text beginSubd. 3a.new text end

new text beginDependent eligibility audit.new text end

new text beginData submitted to the commissioner of management and budget as part of a dependent eligibility audit are classified under section 43A.28.new text end

new text beginEFFECTIVE DATE.new text end

new text beginThis section is effective the day following final enactment.new text end

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.64, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text beginSubd. 3.new text end

new text beginUnofficial fiscal notes.new text end

new text begin(a) For purposes of this subdivision, "unofficial fiscal note" means a fiscal note requested by or on behalf of a member of the legislature on draft language for a bill that has not been introduced.new text end

new text begin(b) This paragraph applies if a request for an unofficial fiscal note is accompanied by a directive from the requester that the data be classified under this paragraph. Government data on the request, the bill draft, and the unofficial fiscal note are private data on individuals or nonpublic data, provided that the data are accessible to, and may be disclosed by, the requester. If the unofficial fiscal note or an updated version is subsequently used for an introduced bill, or any legislation, including an amendment or a proposed bill, that any member of the legislature offers for consideration by a legislative committee, the fiscal note becomes public data.new text end

Sec. 40.

Subd. 5.

Data received from federal government.

All data received by the Department of Agriculture from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Agriculture, Food Safety, and Inspection Service that deleted text beginisdeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end necessary for the purpose of carrying out the Department of Agriculture's statutory food safety regulatory and enforcement duties are classified as nonpublic data under section 13.02, subdivision 9, and private data on individuals under section 13.02, subdivision 12. This section does not preclude the obligation of the Department of Agriculture to appropriately inform consumers of issues that could affect public health.

Sec. 41.

Subd. 7.

Research, monitoring, or assessment data.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the following data created, collected, and maintained by the Department of Agriculture during research, monitoring, or the assessment of farm practices and related to natural resources, the environment, agricultural facilities, or agricultural practices are classified as private or nonpublic:

(c) The Department of Agriculture may disclose data collected under paragraph (a) if the Department of Agriculture determines that there is a substantive threat to human health and safety or to the environment, or to aid in the law enforcement process. The Department of Agriculture may also disclose data with written consent of the subject of the data.

Sec. 42.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.6435, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text beginSubd. 13.new text end

new text beginEthanol producer payments.new text end

new text beginAudited financial statements and notes and disclosure statements submitted to the commissioner of agriculture regarding ethanol producer payments pursuant to section 41A.09 are governed by section 41A.09, subdivision 3a.new text end

Sec. 43.

Subdivision 1.

Private data.

The following data created, collected and maintained by the Office of the Attorney General are deleted text beginclassified asdeleted text end private data on individuals:

(a) the record, including but not limited to, the transcript and exhibits of all disciplinary proceedings held by a state agency, board or commission, except in those instances where there is a public hearing;

(b) communications and noninvestigative files regarding administrative or policy matters which do not evidence final public actions;

(d) investigative data, obtained in anticipation of, or in connection with litigation or an administrative proceeding where the investigation is not currently active; and

(e) data collected by the Consumer Division of the Attorney General's Office in its administration of the home protection hot line including: the name, address, and phone number of the consumer; the name and address of the mortgage company; the total amount of the mortgage; the amount of money needed to bring the delinquent mortgage current; the consumer's place of employment; the consumer's total family income; and the history of attempts made by the consumer to renegotiate a delinquent mortgage.

Sec. 44.

Subd. 2.

Confidential data.

The following data created, collected and maintained by the Office of the Attorney General are deleted text beginclassified asdeleted text end confidential, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 3: data acquired through communications made in official confidence to members of the attorney general's staff where the public interest would suffer by disclosure of the data.

Sec. 45.

Subd. 3.

Public data.

Data describing the final disposition of disciplinary proceedings held by any state agency, boardnew text begin,new text end or commission are deleted text beginclassified asdeleted text end public, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 15.

Sec. 46.

Subd. 2.

Utility or telephone company employee or customer.

(a) The following are private data on individuals: data collected by the commissioner of commerce or the Public Utilities Commission, including the names or any other data that would reveal the identity of either an employee or customer of a telephone company or public utility who files a complaint or provides information regarding a violation or suspected violation by the telephone company or public utility of any federal or state law or rule; except deleted text beginthisdeleted text endnew text begin thesenew text end data may be released as needed to law enforcement authorities.

(b) The following are private data on individuals: data collected by the commission or the commissioner of commerce on individual public utility or telephone company customers or prospective customers, including copies of tax forms, needed to administer federal or state programs that provide relief from telephone company bills, public utility bills, or cold weather disconnection. The determination of eligibility of the customers or prospective customers may be released to public utilities or telephone companies to administer the programs.

Sec. 47.

Subdivision 1.

Comprehensive health insurance data.

(a) The following data on eligible persons and enrollees of the state comprehensive health insurance plan are classified as private: all data collected or maintained by the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association, the writing carrier, and the Department of Commerce.

(b) The Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association is considered a state agency for purposes of this chapter.

(c) The Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association may disclose data on eligible persons and enrollees of the state comprehensive health insurance plan to conduct actuarial and research studies, notwithstanding the classification of deleted text beginthisdeleted text endnew text begin thesenew text end data, if:

(1) the board authorizes the disclosure;

(2) no individual may be identified in the actuarial or research report;

(3) materials allowing an individual to be identified are returned or destroyed as soon as they are no longer needed; and

(4) the actuarial or research organization agrees not to disclose the information unless the disclosure would be permitted under this chapter is made by the association.

Sec. 48.

Subd. 5.

Data on insurance companies and township mutual companies.

The following data collected and maintained by the Department of Commerce are deleted text beginclassified asdeleted text end nonpublic data:

(a) that portion of any of the following data which would identify the affected insurance company or township mutual company: (1) any order issued pursuant to section 60A.031, subdivision 5, or 67A.241, subdivision 4, and based in whole or in part upon a determination or allegation by the Commerce Department or commissioner that an insurance company or township mutual company is in an unsound, impaired, or potentially unsound or impaired condition; or (2) any stipulation, consent agreement, letter agreement, or similar document evidencing the settlement of any proceeding commenced pursuant to an order of a type described in clause (1), or an agreement between the department and an insurance company or township mutual company entered in lieu of the issuance of an order of the type described in clause (1); and

(b) any correspondence or attachments relating to the data listed in this subdivision.

Sec. 51.

Subd. 11.

Design-build transportation projectnew text begin datanew text end.

new text begin(a) This subdivision applies to government data of the Department of Transportation new text endwhen the deleted text beginDepartmentdeleted text endnew text begin commissionernew text end of transportation undertakes a design-build transportation project as defined in section 161.3410, subdivision 6deleted text begin, the statement of qualification evaluation criteria and scoring methodology, statement of qualification evaluations, technical proposal evaluation criteria and scoring methodology, and technical proposal evaluations are classified as protected nonpublic data with regard to data not on individuals and as confidential data on individuals. The statement of qualification evaluation criteria and scoring methodology and statement of qualification evaluations are public when the Department of Transportation announces the short list of qualified contractors. The technical proposal evaluation criteria, scoring methodology, and technical proposal evaluations are public when the project is awardeddeleted text end.

new text begin(b) When the commissioner solicits a request for qualifications (RFQ), as defined in section 161.3410, subdivision 9:new text end

new text begin(1) the statement of qualifications evaluation criteria and scoring methodology, identifying information concerning the members of the technical review committee, and the statement of qualifications evaluations are confidential data on individuals or protected nonpublic data; andnew text end

new text begin(2) the statement of qualifications submitted by a potential design-build firm, as defined in section 161.3410, subdivision 4, is nonpublic data.new text end

new text beginWhen the commissioner announces the short list of qualified design-build firms, the statement of qualifications evaluation criteria and scoring methodology and the statement of qualifications evaluations classified under clause (1) become public data.new text end

new text begin(c) When the commissioner solicits a request for proposals (RFP), as defined in section 161.3410, subdivision 8:new text end

new text begin(d) When the commissioner opens the price proposals under section 161.3426, subdivision 1, paragraph (b):new text end

new text begin(1) the technical proposal evaluation scores and the dollar amounts in the price proposals become public data;new text end

new text begin(2) the statement of qualifications submitted by a potential design-build firm; the technical proposal; alternative technical concepts; preapproved elements; the disadvantaged business enterprise and equal employment opportunity submittal; and data used to evaluate the disadvantaged business enterprise and equal employment opportunity submittal, remain nonpublic data until the project is awarded, with the exception of trade secret data as defined and classified in section 13.37; andnew text end

new text begin(3) the technical proposal evaluation criteria and scoring methodology; technical proposal evaluations, other than scores made public under clause (1); and identifying information concerning the members of the technical review committee, remain protected nonpublic data until the project is awarded.new text end

new text begin(e) If all responses to a request for proposals are rejected before awarding the project, data that do not become public under this subdivision retain their classification until a resolicitation of the request for proposals results in award of the project or a determination is made to abandon the project. If a resolicitation of proposals does not occur within one year of the announcement of the short list of qualified design-build firms, all data under this subdivision become public.new text end

Sec. 52.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.72, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text beginSubd. 17.new text end

new text beginAdopt-a-highway data.new text end

new text beginThe following data on participants collected by the Department of Transportation to administer the adopt-a-highway program are classified as private data on individuals: home addresses, except for zip codes; home e-mail addresses; and home telephone numbers.new text end

Sec. 53.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.7932, is amended to read:

13.7932 LOGGER SAFETY AND EDUCATION PROGRAM DATA.

The following data collected from persons who attend safety and education programs or seminars for loggers established or approved by the commissioner under section 176.130, subdivision 11, deleted text beginisdeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end public data:

(1) the names of the individuals attending the program or seminar;

(2) the names of each attendee's employer;

(3) the city where the employer is located;

(4) the date the program or seminar was held; and

(5) a description of the seminar or program.

Sec. 54.

Subd. 2.

Arrest data.

The following data created or collected by law enforcement agencies which deleted text begindocumentsdeleted text endnew text begin documentnew text end any actions taken by them to cite, arrest, incarcerate or otherwise substantially deprive an adult individual of liberty shall be public at all times in the originating agency:

(a) time, date and place of the action;

(b) any resistance encountered by the agency;

(c) any pursuit engaged in by the agency;

(d) whether any weapons were used by the agency or other individual;

(e) the charge, arrest or search warrants, or other legal basis for the action;

(f) the identities of the agencies, units within the agencies and individual persons taking the action;

(g) whether and where the individual is being held in custody or is being incarcerated by the agency;

(h) the date, time and legal basis for any transfer of custody and the identity of the agency or person who received custody;

(i) the date, time and legal basis for any release from custody or incarceration;

(j) the name, age, sex and last known address of an adult person or the age and sex of any juvenile person cited, arrested, incarcerated or otherwise substantially deprived of liberty;

(k) whether the agency employed wiretaps or other eavesdropping techniques, unless the release of this specific data would jeopardize an ongoing investigation;

(l) the manner in which the agencies received the information that led to the arrest and the names of individuals who supplied the information unless the identities of those individuals qualify for protection under subdivision 17; and

(m) response or incident report number.

Sec. 55.

Subd. 3.

Request for service data.

The following data created or collected by law enforcement agencies which deleted text begindocumentsdeleted text endnew text begin documentnew text end requests by the public for law enforcement services shall be public government data:

(a) the nature of the request or the activity complained of;

(b) the name and address of the individual making the request unless the identity of the individual qualifies for protection under subdivision 17;

(c) the time and date of the request or complaint; and

(d) the response initiated and the response or incident report number.

Sec. 56.

Subd. 6.

Response or incident data.

The following data created or collected by law enforcement agencies which deleted text begindocumentsdeleted text endnew text begin documentnew text end the agency's response to a request for service including, but not limited to, responses to traffic accidents, or which deleted text begindescribesdeleted text endnew text begin describenew text end actions taken by the agency on its own initiative shall be public government data:

(a) date, time and place of the action;

(b) agencies, units of agencies and individual agency personnel participating in the action unless the identities of agency personnel qualify for protection under subdivision 17;

(c) any resistance encountered by the agency;

(d) any pursuit engaged in by the agency;

(e) whether any weapons were used by the agency or other individuals;

(f) a brief factual reconstruction of events associated with the action;

(g) names and addresses of witnesses to the agency action or the incident unless the identity of any witness qualifies for protection under subdivision 17;

(h) names and addresses of any victims or casualties unless the identities of those individuals qualify for protection under subdivision 17;

(i) the name and location of the health care facility to which victims or casualties were taken;

(j) response or incident report number;

(k) dates of birth of the parties involved in a traffic accident;

(l) whether the parties involved were wearing seat belts; and

(m) the alcohol concentration of each driver.

Sec. 57.

Subd. 7.

Criminal investigative data.

Except for the data defined in subdivisions 2, 3, and 6, investigative data collected or created by a law enforcement agency in order to prepare a case against a person, whether known or unknown, for the commission of a crime or other offense for which the agency has primary investigative responsibility deleted text beginisdeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end confidential or protected nonpublic while the investigation is active. Inactive investigative data deleted text beginisdeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end public unless the release of the data would jeopardize another ongoing investigation or would reveal the identity of individuals protected under subdivision 17. Photographs which are part of inactive investigative files and which are clearly offensive to common sensibilities are classified as private or nonpublic data, provided that the existence of the photographs shall be disclosed to any person requesting access to the inactive investigative file. An investigation becomes inactive upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

(a) a decision by the agency or appropriate prosecutorial authority not to pursue the case;

(b) expiration of the time to bring a charge or file a complaint under the applicable statute of limitations, or 30 years after the commission of the offense, whichever comes earliest; or

(c) exhaustion of or expiration of all rights of appeal by a person convicted on the basis of the investigative data.

Any investigative data presented as evidence in court shall be public. Data determined to be inactive under clause (a) may become active if the agency or appropriate prosecutorial authority decides to renew the investigation.

During the time when an investigation is active, any person may bring an action in the district court located in the county where the data deleted text beginisdeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end being maintained to authorize disclosure of investigative data. The court may order that all or part of the data relating to a particular investigation be released to the public or to the person bringing the action. In making the determination as to whether investigative data shall be disclosed, the court shall consider whether the benefit to the person bringing the action or to the public outweighs any harm to the public, to the agency or to any person identified in the data. The data in dispute shall be examined by the court in camera.

Sec. 58.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.82, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Sec. 59.

Subd. 2.

Public data.

Unless specifically classified otherwise by state statute or federal law, the following data created or collected by a medical examiner or coroner on a deceased individual deleted text beginisdeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end public: name of the deceased; date of birth; date of death; address; sex; race; citizenship; height; weight; hair color; eye color; build; complexion; age, if known, or approximate age; identifying marks, scars and amputations; a description of the decedent's clothing; marital status; location of death including name of hospital where applicable; name of spouse; whether or not the decedent ever served in the armed forces of the United States; occupation; business; father's name (also birth name, if different); mother's name (also birth name, if different); birthplace; birthplace of parents; cause of death; causes of cause of death; whether an autopsy was performed and if so, whether it was conclusive; date and place of injury, if applicable, including work place; how injury occurred; whether death was caused by accident, suicide, homicide, or was of undetermined cause; certification of attendance by physician; physician's name and address; certification by coroner or medical examiner; name and signature of coroner or medical examiner; type of disposition of body; burial place name and location, if applicable; date of burial, cremation or removal; funeral home name and address; and name of local register or funeral director.

Sec. 60.

Subd. 4.

Investigative data.

Data created or collected by a county coroner or medical examiner which deleted text beginisdeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end part of an active investigation mandated by chapter 390, or any other general or local law relating to coroners or medical examiners deleted text beginisdeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end confidential data or protected nonpublic data, until the completion of the coroner's or medical examiner's final summary of findings but may be disclosed to a state or federal agency charged by law with investigating the death of the deceased individual about whom the medical examiner or coroner has medical examiner data. Upon completion of the coroner's or medical examiner's final summary of findings, the data collected in the investigation and the final summary of it are private or nonpublic data. However, if the final summary and the record of death indicate the manner of death is homicide, undetermined, or pending investigation and there is an active law enforcement investigation, within the meaning of section 13.82, subdivision 7, relating to the death of the deceased individual, the data remain confidential or protected nonpublic. Upon review by the county attorney of the jurisdiction in which the law enforcement investigation is active, the data may be released to persons described in subdivision 8 if the county attorney determines release would not impede the ongoing investigation. When the law enforcement investigation becomes inactive, the data are private or nonpublic data. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to make not public the data elements identified in subdivision 2 at any point in the investigation or thereafter.

Sec. 61.

Subd. 6.

Classification of other data.

Unless a statute specifically provides a different classification, all other data created or collected by a county coroner or medical examiner that deleted text beginisdeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end not data on deceased individuals or the manner and circumstances of their death deleted text beginisdeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end public pursuant to section 13.03.

Sec. 62.

Subd. 2.

Firearms data.

All data pertaining to the purchase or transfer of firearms and applications for permits to carry firearms which are collected by government entities pursuant to sections 624.712 to 624.719 are deleted text beginclassified asdeleted text end private, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12.

Sec. 63.

Subd. 5.

Notice.

If telephone or another electronic means is used to conduct a regular, special, or emergency meeting, the entity shall provide notice of the regular meeting location, of the fact that some members may participate by electronic means, and of the provisions of subdivision 4. The timing and method of providing notice is governed by section 13D.04. In addition, the entity must post the notice on its Web site at least ten days before deleted text beginthedeleted text endnew text begin any regularnew text end meetingnew text begin as defined in section 13D.04, subdivision 1new text end.

Sec. 64.

new text begin[13D.08] OPEN MEETING LAW CODED ELSEWHERE.new text end

new text beginSubdivision 1.new text end

new text beginBoard of Animal Health.new text end

new text beginCertain meetings of the Board of Animal Health are governed by section 35.0661, subdivision 1.new text end

new text beginSubd. 2.new text end

new text beginMinnesota Life and Health Guaranty Association.new text end

new text beginMeetings of the Minnesota Life and Health Guaranty Association Board of Directors are governed by section 61B.22.new text end

new text beginSubd. 3.new text end

new text beginComprehensive Health Association.new text end

new text beginCertain meetings of the Comprehensive Health Association are governed by section 62E.10, subdivision 4.new text end

new text beginSubd. 4.new text end

new text beginHealth Technology Advisory Committee.new text end

new text beginCertain meetings of the Health Technology Advisory Committee are governed by section 62J.156.new text end

new text beginSubd. 5.new text end

new text beginHealth Coverage Reinsurance Association.new text end

new text beginMeetings of the Health Coverage Reinsurance Association are governed by section 62L.13, subdivision 3.new text end

new text beginSubd. 6.new text end

new text beginSelf-insurers' security fund.new text end

new text beginMeetings of the self-insurers' security fund and its board of trustees are governed by section 79A.16.new text end

new text beginSubd. 7.new text end

new text beginCommercial self-insurance group security fund.new text end

new text beginMeetings of the commercial self-insurance group security fund are governed by section 79A.28.new text end

new text beginSubd. 8.new text end

new text beginLessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.new text end

new text beginCertain meetings of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council are governed by section 97A.056, subdivision 5.new text end

new text beginSubd. 9.new text end

new text beginEnterprise Minnesota, Inc.new text end

new text beginCertain meetings of the board of directors of Enterprise Minnesota, Inc. are governed by section 116O.03.new text end

new text beginSubd. 10.new text end

new text beginMinnesota Business Finance, Inc.new text end

new text beginCertain meetings of Minnesota Business Finance, Inc. are governed by section 116S.02.new text end

new text beginSubd. 11.new text end

new text beginNorthern Technology Initiative, Inc.new text end

new text beginCertain meetings of Northern Technology Initiative, Inc. are governed by section 116T.02.new text end

new text beginSubd. 12.new text end

new text beginAgricultural Utilization Research Institute.new text end

new text beginCertain meetings of the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute are governed by section 116V.01, subdivision 10.new text end

new text beginSubd. 13.new text end

new text beginHospital authorities.new text end

new text beginCertain meetings of hospitals established under section 144.581 are governed by section 144.581, subdivisions 4 and 5.new text end

new text beginSubd. 14.new text end

new text beginAdvisory Council on Workers' Compensation.new text end

new text beginCertain meetings of the Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation are governed by section 175.007, subdivision 3.new text end

new text beginSubd. 15.new text end

new text beginElectric cooperatives.new text end

new text beginMeetings of a board of directors of an electric cooperative that has more than 50,000 members are governed by section 308A.327.new text end

new text beginSubd. 16.new text end

new text beginTown boards.new text end

new text beginCertain meetings of town boards are governed by section 366.01, subdivision 11.new text end

new text beginSubd. 17.new text end

new text beginHennepin County Medical Center and HMO.new text end

new text beginCertain meetings of the Hennepin County Board on behalf of the HMO or Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc. are governed by section 383B.217.new text end

new text beginSubd. 18.new text end

new text beginHennepin Healthcare System, Inc.new text end

new text beginCertain meetings of the Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc. are governed by section 383B.917.new text end

Sec. 65.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 43A.28, is amended to read:

43A.28 ENROLLMENT.

new text beginSubdivision 1.new text end

new text beginGeneral.new text end

The time, manner, and conditions and terms of eligibility for enrollment of persons eligible for state paid or individual paid life insurance, hospital, medical and dental benefits, and optional coverages authorized shall be determined and prescribed by the commissioner according to collective bargaining agreements and plans established pursuant to section 43A.18.

new text beginSubd. 2.new text end

new text beginAudit data.new text end

new text beginData submitted to the commissioner by individuals for the purposes of a dependent eligibility audit conducted pursuant to Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 10, article 3, section 40, for life insurance and hospital, medical, and dental benefits are private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12, provided that the data may be shared with and used by an employer if necessary to pursue any action arising out of apparent ineligibility of a dependent.new text end

new text beginEFFECTIVE DATE.new text end

new text beginThis section is effective the day following final enactment.new text end

Sec. 66.

new text begin[43A.281] LIMIT ON TERMINATION OF DEPENDENT COVERAGE.new text end

new text begin(a) The commissioner of management and budget may not terminate the enrollment of a dependent in the state employee group insurance program as a result of a failure to submit documentation required under a dependent eligibility verification audit unless all of the following have occurred:new text end

new text begin(1) at least 30 days before the proposed termination of a dependent's coverage, the commissioner has notified the covered plan member by mail of each type of required documentation that has not been submitted;new text end

new text begin(2) at least 30 days before the proposed termination of a dependent's coverage, the commissioner has notified the covered plan member of the name, telephone number, and e-mail address of one or more employees of the Department of Management and Budget who the covered plan member may contact regarding the proposed termination of the dependent's coverage;new text end

new text begin(3) at least 30 days before the proposed termination of a dependent's coverage, the commissioner has notified the covered plan member of how the covered plan member may appeal a finding that a dependent is not eligible to continue in the program, and the appeal process has been completed; andnew text end

new text begin(4) if a covered plan member has demonstrated to the commissioner's satisfaction that it is impractical for the covered plan member to submit required documentation, the commissioner has provided the covered plan member an alternative compliance method that the commissioner has determined is a reasonable manner of proving eligible dependent status, and the covered plan member has not submitted documents required under this alternative method.new text end

new text begin(b) This section expires on January 1, 2014.new text end

new text beginEFFECTIVE DATE.new text end

new text beginThis section is effective the day following final enactment.new text end

Sec. 67.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 79A.16, is amended to read:

79A.16 OPEN MEETING; ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT.

The security fund and its board of trustees shall not be subject to (1) the Open Meeting Law,new text begin chapter 13D,new text end (2) the Open Appointments Law, (3) the deleted text beginData Privacy Lawdeleted text endnew text begin Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, chapter 13new text end, and (4) except where specifically set forth, the Administrative Procedure Act.

The Self-Insurers' Advisory Committee shall not be subject to clauses (2) and (4).

Sec. 68.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 79A.28, is amended to read:

79A.28 OPEN MEETING; ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT.

The commercial self-insurance group security fund and its board of trustees shall not be subject to:

(4) except where specifically set forth, the Administrative Procedure Act.

Sec. 69.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.0874, is amended to read:

84.0874 ELECTRONIC LICENSING SYSTEM DATA.

new text begin(a) new text endThe following data created, collected, stored, or maintained by the department for purposes of obtaining a noncommercial game and fish license, cross-country ski pass, horse pass, or snowmobile trail sticker; registering a recreational motor vehicle; or any other electronic licensing transaction are private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12: name, addresses, driver's license number, and date of birth. The data may be disclosed for law enforcement purposes. The data, other than the driver's license number, may be disclosed to a government entity and for natural resources management purposes, including recruitment, retention, and training certification and verification.

new text begin(b) Private data on individuals under paragraph (a) may be disclosed as follows:new text end

new text begin(1) for use by any government agency, including a court or law enforcement agency, in carrying out its functions, or any private person or entity acting on behalf of a federal, state, or local agency in carrying out its functions;new text end

new text begin(2) for use in connection with matters of vehicle or operator safety and theft, emissions, product alterations, recalls or advisories, and performance monitoring;new text end

new text begin(3) for use in the normal course of business by a legitimate business or its agents, employees, or contractors, in order to verify the accuracy of personal information submitted by an individual. If the information as submitted is not correct or is no longer correct, correct information may be obtained only for the purpose of preventing fraud by, pursuing legal remedies against, or recovering on a debt or security interest against the individual. If the person requesting access is acting as the agent of a lienholder, the requestor must submit proof of a contract with the lienholder;new text end

new text begin(4) for use in connection with any civil, criminal, administrative, or arbitration proceedings in any federal, state, or local court or agency or before any self-regulatory body, including service of process, investigation in anticipation of litigation, and the execution or enforcement of judgments and orders, or pursuant to an order of a federal, state, or local court, provided that the requestor provides a copy of the court order;new text end

new text begin(5) for use by any insurer or insurance support organization, or by a self-insured entity, or its agents, employees, or contractors, in connection with claims investigation activities or antifraud activities. If the person requesting access is an agent of an insurance company, the requestor must provide the insurance company's name;new text end

new text begin(6) for use in providing notice to the owners of towed or impounded recreational vehicles or watercraft. The person requesting access must provide the name, address, and telephone number of the entity that requested that the recreational vehicle or watercraft be towed;new text end

new text begin(7) for use by any licensed private investigative agency or licensed security service for any purpose permitted under this section, provided that the person provides a copy of a valid license; ornew text end

new text begin(8) where the use is related to the physical safety or security of operators, vehicles, pedestrians, or property.new text end

new text beginThe commissioner must not disclose data under this paragraph if the commissioner concludes that the requester is likely to use the data for an improper purpose or other purpose not authorized by this paragraph.new text end

Sec. 70.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 216C.266, is amended to read:

216C.266 DATA PRIVACY; ENERGY PROGRAMS.

new text beginSubdivision 1.new text end

new text beginClassification of application data.new text end

Data on individuals collected, maintained, or created because an individual applies new text beginon behalf of a household new text endfor benefits or services provided by the energy assistance and weatherization programs deleted text beginisdeleted text endnew text beginare new text endprivate data on individuals and must not be disseminated except pursuant to section 13.05, subdivisions 3 and 4new text begin, or as provided in this sectionnew text end.

new text beginSubd. 2.new text end

new text beginSharing energy assistance program data.new text end

new text beginThe commissioner may disseminate to the commissioner of human services the name, telephone number, and last four digits of the Social Security number of any individual who applies on behalf of a household for benefits or services provided by the energy assistance program if the household is determined to be eligible for the energy assistance program.new text end

new text beginSubd. 3.new text end

new text beginUse of shared data.new text end

new text beginData disseminated to the commissioner of human services under subdivision 2 may be disclosed to a person other than the subject of the data only for the purpose of determining a household's eligibility for the telephone assistance program pursuant to section 13.46, subdivision 2, clause (23).new text end

new text beginSubd. 4.new text end

new text beginAdditional use of energy assistance program data.new text end

new text beginThe commissioner may use the name, telephone number, and last four digits of the Social Security number of any individual who applies on behalf of a household for benefits or services provided by the energy assistance program for the purpose of determining whether the household is eligible for the telephone assistance program if the household is determined to be eligible for the energy assistance program.new text end

new text beginEFFECTIVE DATE.new text end

new text beginThis section is effective the day following final enactment.new text end

Sec. 71.

Subdivision 1.

Fund created; authorized expenditures.

The telephone assistance fund is created as a separate account in the state treasury to consist of amounts received by the commissioner of public safety representing the surcharge authorized by section 237.70, subdivision 6, and amounts earned on the fund assets. Money in the fund may be used only for:

(1) reimbursement to local service providers for expenses and credits allowed in section 237.70, subdivision 7, paragraph (d), clause (5);

(2) reimbursement of the reasonable administrative expenses of the commission, a portion of which may be used for periodic promotional activities, including, but not limited to, radio or newspaper advertisements, to inform eligible households of the availability of the telephone assistance program; deleted text beginanddeleted text end

(3) reimbursement of the statewide indirect cost of the commissionnew text begin; andnew text end

new text begin(4) reimbursement of the reasonable expenses of the commissioner of commerce and the commissioner of human services for administering section 216C.266, subdivisions 2 and 4new text end.

new text beginEFFECTIVE DATE.new text end

new text beginThis section is effective the day following final enactment.new text end